[1][2] It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Garrettsville,[1] a village in Portage County, Ohio.

The airport is privately owned by the Cleveland Parachute Center and managed by Robert Gates.

[1] Gates Airport covers an area of 146 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1,110 feet (338 m) above mean sea level.

It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf and gravel surface measuring 2,800 by 100 feet (853 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2010, the airport had 4,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day.